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The Coathangers add more live dates and confirm Burger-a-go-go

THE COATHANGERS ADD MORE LIVE DATES! 
 CONFIRM BURGER-A-GO-GO FEST, SOUTHEAST AND MORE!    Photo Credit: Ryan Russell   
WATCH "FOLLOW ME" HERE FEATURING MASTODONLISTEN TO "SPRINGFIELD CANNONBALL" HERE The Coathangers hit the road again - co-headlining Burger-a-go-go Fest with Dum Dum Girls, Bleached, Best Coast, Shannon and the Clams as well as Athfest, plus a slew of Southeast dates. Their fourth full length, Suck My Shirt (out now on Suicide Squeeze Records) hit hard - featuring spikey, jarring guitar riffs, raspy vocals and solid melodic hooks. Be sure and catch their rowdy, house-show vibe performance that showcases the ladies' alluring spontaneity and happy accidents of earlier releases yet proves the (now) trio to be as far more deliberate and locked-in than ever!
THE COATHANGERS LIVE DATES:
6/20: Athfest - Athens, GA 6/21: Brooklyn Night Bazaar - Brooklyn, NY6/26: Mothlight - Asheville, NC6/27: Tin Roof - Charleston, SC  6/28: The Jinx - Savannah, GA6/29: Liberty Bar - Tallahassee, FL6/30: Underbelly - Jacksonville, FL7/2: Will's Pub - Orlando, FL7/3: Crowbar - Tampa, FL7/4: Will Call - Miami, FL7/5: The Atlantic - Gainesville, FL  7/7: Nobby's - St. Augustine, FL  8/2: Burger-a-Go-Go - Los Angeles, CA
The Coathangers are:Julia Kugel (Crook Kid Coathanger - guitarist)Meredith Franco (Minnie Coathanger - bassist)Stephanie Luke (Rusty Coathanger - drums)

Brody Dalle Starts West Coast Run Today

 Brody Dalle Debut Solo Album Diploid Love Out on Vinyl & CD This week! West Coast Run Begins Tonight in San Francisco @ Slim'sAdditional Dates With Queens of the Stone Age Confirmed Brody Dalle - Don't Mess With Me (Live)
Brody Dalle North American Tour Dates *Marks a Queens of the Stone Age date
May 21  San Francisco, CA @ SlimsMay 23  Vancouver, BC @ VenueMay 24  Portland, OR @ Dante'sMay 25  George, WA @ The Gorge // Sasquatch FestivalMay 29  Santa Ana, CA @ The ObservatoryMay 30  Los Angeles, CA @ TroubadourJuly 5    Oshawa, ON @ General Motors Centre *July 6    London, ON @ Budweiser Gardens *July 8    Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Bluesfest July 9    Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre *July 10 Quebec @ Festival d'ete de QuebecJuly 12  Bangor, ME @ Cross Insurance Center *July 13  Albany, NY @ Palace Theatre *July 14  Providence, RI @ Providence Performing Arts Center *July 16  Portchester, NY @ Capitol Theatre *July 17  Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Pavillion *July 18  Rochester, NY @ Main Street Armory *July 20  Philadelphia, PA @ Skyline Stage *  
Stay tuned for more dates!

Tiny Ruins at The Church on York - July 11

Tiny Ruins
Photo Credit: Georgie Craw
Tiny Ruins' new album Brightly Painted One is out now on Flying Nun Records and can be streamed in its entirety on the New York Times' Press Play page. Click here to stream Brightly Painted One
NME have described the sound, saying "Holbrook's wavery trill falls somewhere between Laura Marling and Sandy Denny; acoustic guitar is plucked and picked - but stately horns and Rhodes piano shape a kind of country-soul. Dazed Magazine has also premiered a new video for "Carriages," calling it "brutal yet elegant." Click here to watch the video for "Carriages" on Dazed Digital
The band, led by singer Hollie Fullbrook, will be hitting North American shores this summer and playing shows across the US and in Canada, all dates are listed below.North American Tour Dates /07.10.14 - Soda Bar - San Diego, CA
07.11.14 - The Church on York - Los Angeles, CA
07.14.14 - Arlene Francis Center - Santa Rosa, CA
07.15.14 - Rickshaw Stop - San Francisco, CA
07.17.14 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR
07.23.14 - Wunderbar - Edmonton, AB
07.25.14 - 07.27.14 - Calgary Folk Music Festival - Calgary, AB
07.29.14 - The Park Theatre - Winnipeg, MB
07.30.14 - First Avenue and 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MN
07.31.14 - Trumpet Blossom Cafe - Iowa City, IA
08.01.14 - Hideout - Chicago, IL
08.04.14 - The Garrison - Toronto, ON
08.05.14 - Casa del Popolo - Montreal, QB
08.06.14 - Great Scott - Allston, MA
08.07.14 - DC9 - Washington, DC
08.08.14 - TBA - Philadelphia, PA
08.09.14 - Mercury Lounge - New York, NY
08.10.14 - Baby's All Right - Brooklyn, NY

J Mascis w/ 8G Band on 'Late Night w/ Seth Meyers'

J Mascis performs with Fred Armisen’s 8G Band
on Late Night with Seth Meyers

Announces Tied to a Star, his forthcoming album, 
due later this summer on Sub PopLegendary guitarist & Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis is currently sitting in with Fred Armisen’s 8G Band on Late Night with Seth Meyers through Thursday, May 22nd. And on last night’s show, Seth spilled the beans about J’s forthcoming solo album, Tied to a Star, which will be released worldwide later this summer on Sub Pop (see May 20th episode).J Mascis has scheduled a few headlining and festival performances this summer and fall: Two shows in Chicago, IL at Do Division Festival and a late show at Subterranean on Sunday, June 1st; Timber! Outdoor Festival in Carnation, WA on June 24-26th; And Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, TX on November 7th-9th.  Please find a current list of tour dates below.Tour Dates
Jun. 01 - Chicago, IL - Do Division Festival (Early)
Jun. 01 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean (Late)
Jun. 24 - 26 - Carnation, WA - Timber! Outdoor Festival
Nov. 07 - 09 - Austin, TX - Fun Fun Fun fest 

Melt Banana Announce UK Tour + Unreleased Video of Lefty Dog

MELT-BANANA NEW VIDEO + UK TOUR Watch Here http://bit.ly/1kofxV2Ticket Link http://www.endofhome.co.uk/
***Email me for guestlist asap***Legendary Japanese noise-rock band Melt-Banana have embarked on a 13 date UK tour, their first as a two-piece and their first UK tour since 2010. Previously the band have attributed the break in their touring/release cycle to the impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. Now firmly back on their feet the duo (made up of Yako on vocals and Agata on guitar and effects) have liberated themselves of a human rhythm section and are making a noise as powerful and frantic as ever. Guitarist Agata is known for his mastery of guitar effects and extended technique and for consistently wearing a surgical mask on stage. The band were much championed by BBC DJ John Peel during his lifetime.Of their new video, Yako says:"The song title is "Lefty Dog (Run Caper Run)". It is the second music video from our album Fetch. It was directed by Iroha who does VJ for our shows in Japan sometimes. Like the first video "The Hive" it is very colourful and we like how it looks very much". and on touring: "It is very exciting for us every day because we are trying new things right now. It has been two years since we started playing as a two piece and still there are many things we like to try. Anyway we hope people come to the show and enjoy our music!" Their recent album Fetch came out on their own A-Zap Records label in October 2013 and is distributed by Forte. Melt-Banana are touring NOW and appearing live at:20/5/2014ColchesterArts Centre21/5/2014LeedsBrudenell Social Club22/5/2014GlasgowMono23/5/2014NewcastleCluny 224/5/2014ManchesterFat Out Festival25/5/2014SheffieldQueens Social Club27/5/2014BirminghamRainbow Warehouse28/5/2014LondonHeaven29/5/2014NorwichArts Centre30/5/2014BristolFleece31/5/2014CambridgePortland Arms1/6/2014SouthamptonJoiners2/6/2014BrightonGreen Door Store www.melt-banana.netwww.twitter.com/melt_bananawww.facebook.com/pages/Melt-Banana/192954987398661

Band of Skulls @ Observatory

Band of Skulls play tonight at OBSERVATORY Tuesday, May 20th 2014.

Photo by Angel Ceballos

Deap Vally @ Observatory

DEAP VALLY play tonight at OBSERVATORY Tuesday, May 20th 2014.

Liars: ON TOUR NOW, Truss Mix, Getty Museum DJ Set

“Pro Anti Anti” Listen to Truss’ REMIX HERE
 “PRO ANTI ANTI” Single Digital Release: July 1st
LP Release: July 15th
NEW TOUR DATES and Getty Museum DJ Set JUST ANNOUNCED
LIARS AT Sasquatch Festival and in Portland THIS WEEKEND



NEW ALBUM – MESS - OUT NOW

“Embrace it. Turn on. Tune in. Take your pants off.”-SPIN

“Punk as f*** and utterly refined.”-Under The Radar

“[a] frantic Synthstorm”-GQ

“Flawless.”-LA Music Blog

“Tantalizing”-Pigeons and Planes

“Unforgettable”-GRAZIA
LIARS  (Angus Andrew, Aaron Hemphill and Julian Gross) have unveiled the first remix from their forthcoming single, “Pro Anti Anti”, out on July 1st, 2014. Listen to London based producer  Truss’  remix of LIARS’ forthcoming single, “Pro Anti Anti”HERE.
Truss ’ remix is taken from the forthcoming single which will be released on limited colored vinyl and download.  The “Pro Anti Anti” release will also feature Nik Void and Gabriel Gurnsey from Factory Floor’s mix and a remix from the mysterious Melbourne collective Nest Of Teens (who remixed Liars’ previous single, "Mess On A Mission"). In addition, the single comes backed with an exclusive new track ‘Waste Fraud’ and a radio mix from Daniel Miller.
"Pro Anti Anti" is the latest single to be taken from their critically acclaimed seventh studio album,  Mess  (out now). Described by Spin as “a fiery cacophony of fuzzy, jarring tones and marching beats”, by NME as “a nasty banger” and by The Quietus as “one of the most pugilistic bangers Liars have every written”, “Pro Anti Anti” is the latest single to be taken from their critically acclaimed seventh studio album,  Mess  (out now).
Live, Liars are unstoppable. Known for turbulent, intoxicating and inventive performances, the band will be performing at this weekend’s Sasquatch Music Festival on FRIDAY and heading up to  Portland  for a show at  Star Theater on SATURDAY .
Liars will also be DJing the first “Friday Flights at the Getty” on Friday May 30th. The“Friday Flights” series is a mixture of DJ Sets, videos and live interviews taking place every Friday night throughout the summer and the guys are excited to be included to kick off the summer season! Be sure to mark your calendars for First City Festival in Monterey, CA onSaturday August 23rd and Sunday August 24th. 
For a list of all tour dates, see below. 

LIARS TOUR:
May 23rd - Sasquatch Music Festival @ The Gorge Amphitheatre-George, WA
May 24th - Star Theater - Portland, OR
May 27th - The Fonda Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
NEW: May 30th-J. Paul Getty Museum—Los Angeles, CA  **(DJ SET)**
June 5th - Corner Hotel - Melbourne, Australia
June 6th - Modulations Carriageworks - Sydney, Australia
July 11th-All Tomorrow’s Parties-Iceland
August 15th - La Route du Rock - St. Malo, France
August 16th – Jabberwocky - London, England
NEW: August 23rd & 24th—First City Festival—Monterey, CA

Malka Spigel's Gliding EP out Today on Swim

Malka Spigel's  Gliding EP out Today on Swim Stream Gliding at The Quietus Listen: Gliding via The Quietus Watch: "Tall Grey Buildings" video via The AV Club or YouTubeListen: "Tall Grey Buildings" via Noisey or SoundCloud Malka Spigel's new EP Gliding is out today on  Swim.  The EP is streaming in full at  The Quietusand is available now on iTunes. The Quietus said the EP, "is a four-tracker with a knowingly accurate title: shoegaze with its abrasion bevelled off, washes and spasms of guitar and choral synth with Spigel's mesmeric vocals and rolling, driving bass at the center." Earlier this spring, The AV Club premiered the video "Tall Grey Buildings" from the EP. The video was created by Eric Scott and is made up of trippy kaleidoscopic and time-lapse sequences shot around LA and London last year, visually inspired by Malka Spigel's richly colorful Lomo stills which can be seen here. "Tall Grey Buildings" is also streaming and available to share via SoundCloud.  
In the winter of 2012, Malka Spigel played a series of concerts in France and Israel, with a full band, to promote her third solo album, Every Day Is Like the First Day. The performances drew not only on her latest record but also on several of her earlier releases, with older tracks (in completely rearranged formats) becoming highlights of the live set and, in turn, laying the foundations for Gliding.
Immediately following the 2012 dates, Spigel embarked on a studio project with the band. The objective was to revisit those live highlights as a springboard for recordings that would capture the power and dexterity of the musiciansʼ live performances and at the same time channel their creative synergy into new sonic territory. 
Gliding features the core lineup of Spigel (bass, vocals), her partner Colin Newman (Wire/Githead; guitar), Ronald Lippok (To Rococo Rot/Tarwater; drums), Gil Luz (Mambas; keyboards) andUri Frost (Mambas; guitar). Also making appearances are Matthew Simms (It Hugs Back/Wire; guitar) and Julie Campbell (Lonelady; guitar). 
As always, Spigel gathers an eclectic range of styles. Her signature dubby bassline and a rolling rhythm anchor the harmonically lush "Strumgliding." Dating from Spigelʼs 1993 solo debut, Rosh Ballata, the Hebrew-language "Hacol Zaram Beyachad" (featuring Campbell on guitar and backing vocals) is elegant in its simplicity. Meanwhile, on "Tall Grey Buildings," Spigel transforms the austere urban landscape into blissful pop, in the process reinventing shoegazing for 2014. By contrast, the closer, "Dreamwalking," is a darker, harder-edged, more mysterious affair, with its kaleidoscopic layers of guitar, Mellotron and heavy, distorted bass. (The tracks were finished and mixed in swim~ studio by Colin Newman.) 
Gliding is a transitional record, or perhaps a prologue, for Spigel: this is very much the work of an artist on the threshold of a new creative cycle, reimagining existing material in intriguing, forward-looking ways, brimming with fresh ideas and pointing ahead in myriad directions.
Raised in Tel Aviv, Malka Spigel began her musical and artistic life in Amsterdam in the early 80s. There, she first picked up a bass guitar and, with fellow émigrés Berry Sakharof and Samy Birnbach, founded Minimal Compact, whose middle-eastern nuanced post-punk would garner a large, loyal following, especially in continental Europe. The band put out six studio albums between 1981 and 1988, and their song "When I Go" - sung by Spigel - was famously featured on the soundtrack to Wim Wenders's 1987 film, Wings of Desire. Although Minimal Compact haven't released any new material for over two decades, their stature has continued to grow with each reawakening of the band for live work: six dates in Israel in 2012, for instance, saw them play to crowds unimaginable even in their heyday. Inspired by the experience of creating an Immersion installation for Event Horizon at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in 1996, Spigel began to pursue her interests beyond music, earning a degree in Fine Art (specializing in video and photography). She subsequently made video work for Immersion and promos for Minimal Compact, Vapourspace, Githead and Wire. Under the name Maya Newman, she also established herself as a photographer. Now widely known for her innovative, arresting work with Lomo LCA cameras, she has had major shows in Strasbourg (2008), Tel Aviv (2010) and Jerusalem (2011).
In 2004, with Newman and Robin Rimbaud, she formed the band Githead, which has to date released three acclaimed albums: Profile (2005), Art Pop (2007) and Landing (2010). In 2010, Spigel also developed Hopper, a site- specific performance and installation project 
Fall 2012 saw the release of Spigel's third solo album, Every Day Is Like the First Day, featuring contributions from a diverse array of artists such as Johnny Marr (The Smiths), Alexander Balanescu (The Balanescu Quartet), Julie Campbell (Lonelady), Nik Colk Void (Factory Floor)and the Italian composer Teho Teardo. Live work followed in support of the record, including concerts in France and Israel, a BBC radio session for Marc Riley's 6 Music show and a performance at Wire's DRILL : LONDON festival.
For more info, please visit:
http://www.mayanewman.com/ http://malkaspigel.greedbag.com https://www.facebook.com/MalkaSpigel.MayaNewman ;http://swimhq.com/ ;

Pixies Announce Exclusive Spotify Session

PIXIES ANNOUNCE EXCLUSIVE SPOTIFY SESSION Band Readies for Australian, European and Japanese Summer Festivals,  and North American Fall Tour LOS ANGELES, CA - TUESDAY, May 20, 2014 - The iconic Pixies braved January's winter blizzard to travel to Water Music in Hoboken, NJ to record an acoustic performance exclusively for a Spotify Session.  Click HERE to check out the entire session, and click HERE to view a video clip of "Silver Snail" which was filmed during the performance.
The band - Black Francis (vocals, guitar), Joey Santiago (guitars), and David Lovering (drums) were joined by touring bassist Paz Lenchantin who played violin and sang background vocals, for a six song set comprised of four songs from Pixies just-released album, Indie Cindy, and two from the band's 1987 debut, Come On Pilgrim.  Spotify also conducted a 13-track, exclusive Q&A with Pixies, where they discussed the new album, current global tour and much more.  The Spotify track listing includes:
Greens and BluesAndro QueenCaribouIndie CindySilver SnailNimrod's Son 
Spotify is releasing this Session globally today with a major promotional campaign including newsletters, in-client marketing, social posts, and much more. 
Pixies 2013-2014 extensive global touring schedule is back in full swing beginning May 23 with a four-night stand at Australia's Sydney Opera House.  Pixies then play a series of major festivals throughout Europe, travel to Japan for the Summer Sonic festivals, and then kick off Leg Two of their North American tour in late September.  Complete dates are below.
MAY23-26     Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia29/30     Primavera Sound, Barcelona, Spain
JUNE 2            Rock In Idro, Bologna, Italy 4            Caribana Festival, Crans-Pres-Celighy, Switzerland5/7          Primavera Sound, Porto, Portugal 8            Field Day, Victoria Park, London, UK10           Grona Lund, Stockholm, Sweden11           LaugardallSholl, Reykjavik, Iceland13           Orange Festival, Warsaw, Poland15           Northside, Arhus, Denmark17/18      Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel20           Best Kept Secret, Hilvarenbeek, Holland21/22      Hurricane, Schessel, Germany21/22      Southside, Neuhausen, Germany24           Black Box, Istanbul, Turkey25           Inmusic, Zagreb, Croatia29           Marley Park, Dublin, Ireland (with Arcade Fire)30           Live at the Marquee, Cork, Ireland
JULY 2            Nuits De Fourviere, Lyon, France 4            Eurockeenens, Belfort, France 5            Rock Werchter, Werchter, Belgium 6            Beauregard, Herouville-St. Clair, France 9            Eden Sessions, Cornwall, UK10           Castlefield Bowl, Manchester, UK11           T In the Park, Balado, UK AUGUST16/17      SummerSonic Festival, Tokyo/Osaka, Japan SEPTEMBER27            Humphreys, San Diego, CA28            Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA30           The Masonic, San Francisco, CA